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Evansville Police Department
Thursday October 10th, 2013 :: 10:38 p.m. CDT

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Juvenile arrested on weapons charges at Fall Festival

Evansville Police arrested a 15 year old on several weapons charges after he was involved in a verbal dispute with another juvenile at the Fall Festival.
After officers separated the two, a witness told police that the suspect had threatened to get a gun from his car and come back. Officers were able to monitor the suspect as he walked to his car.
During the investigation into the threat, officers located a handgun in the suspect's car. The serial number had been filed off.
The juvenile was arrested for Possession of a Handgun by a Child, Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit within 1,000 feet of a School, and Possession of a Handgun with an Altered Serial Number. He was placed at the Youth Care Center.

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Evansville Police Department
15 Northwest Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47708

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